2013 Cincinnati Bengals season

2013 draft class

Main article: 2013 NFL draft

Notes : The Bengals acquired this second-round selection as part of a trade that sent quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders. : The Bengals acquired this sixth-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent wide receiver Chad Johnson to the New England Patriots. : The Bengals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for safety Taylor Mays. : Compensatory selection.

Staff

• President – Mike Brown

• Senior vice president of player personnel – Pete Brown

• Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn

• Vice president of player personnel – Paul H. Brown

• Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin

• Head coach – Marvin Lewis

• Assistant head coach/offensive line – Paul Alexander

• Offensive coordinator – Jay Gruden

• Quarterbacks – Ken Zampese

• Running backs – Hue Jackson

• Wide receivers – James Urban

• Tight ends – Jonathan Hayes

• Offensive assistant – Brayden Coombs

• Offensive quality control/assistant offensive line – Kyle Caskey

• Defensive coordinator – Mike Zimmer

• Defensive line – Jay Hayes

• Linebackers – Paul Guenther

• Defensive backs – Mark Carrier

• Assistant defensive backs – Adam Zimmer

• Defensive quality control/assistant linebackers – David Lippincott

• Special teams – Darrin Simmons

• Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton

• Assistant strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday

• Nick Silciliano

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Chicago Bears

First quarter

• CHI – Martellus Bennett 8-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 9:52. ''Bears 7–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:10.'''''
• CIN – A. J. Green 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:34. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:17.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – A. J. Green 45-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:53. ''Bengals 14–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 4:09.'''''
• CHI – Robbie Gould 58-yard field goal, 0:11. ''Bengals 14–10. '''Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:31.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 5-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 7:52. ''Bengals 21–10. '''Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:08.'''''
• CHI – Matt Forte 1 yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 3:22. ''Bengals 21–17. '''Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:30.''''' Fourth quarter
• CHI – Brandon Marshall 19-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 7:58. ''Bears 24–21. '''Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:41.''''' Top passers
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 26/33, 282 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
• CHI – Jay Cutler – 21/33, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 14 rushes, 25 yards, TD
• CHI – Matt Forte – 19 rushes, 50 yards, TD Top receivers
• CIN – A. J. Green – 9 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD
• CHI – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 104 yards, TD

With the loss, the Bengals started 0-1 for the second straight season.

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

First quarter

• PIT – Shaun Suisham 44-yard field goal, 10:52. ''Steelers 3–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26.'''''
• CIN – Giovani Bernard 7-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:57. ''Bengals 7–3. '''Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:45.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 13:16. ''Bengals 10–3. '''Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 1:45.'''''
• PIT – Derek Moye 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:54. ''Tied 10–10. '''Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:19.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – Giovani Bernard 27-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:08. ''Bengals 17–10. '''Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:08.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 7:51. ''Bengals 20–10. '''Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:51.''''' Top passers
• PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 20/37, 251 yards, TD, INT
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 25/45, 280 yards, TD Top rushers
• PIT – Felix Jones – 10 rushes, 37 yards
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 22 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers
• PIT – Emmanuel Sanders – 5 receptions, 78 yards
• CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 6 receptions, 66 yards

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

First quarter

• CIN – Giovani Bernard 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:20. ''Bengals 7–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.'''''
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:08. ''Bengals 14–0. '''Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:12.''''' Second quarter
• GB – Mason Crosby 41-yard field goal, 14:57. ''Bengals 14–3. '''Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:46.'''''
• GB – MD Jennings 24-yard fumble return (Mason Crosby kick), 11:22. Bengals 14–10.
• GB – Mason Crosby 19-yard field goal, 6:32. ''Bengals 14–13. '''Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:11.'''''
• GB – Mason Crosby 26-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Packers 16–14. '''Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:35.''''' Third quarter
• GB – Johnathan Franklin 2-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 11:40. ''Packers 23–14. '''Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:20.'''''
• GB – James Jones 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 5:30. ''Packers 30–14. '''Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:48.'''''
• CIN – A. J. Green 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:50. ''Packers 30–21. '''Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:40.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 11-yard pass from Andy Dalton (kick failed), 10:55. ''Packers 30–27. '''Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:46.'''''
• CIN – Terence Newman 58-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), 3:47. Bengals 34–30. Top passers
• GB – Aaron Rodgers – 26/43, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/28, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
• GB – Johnathan Franklin – 13 rushes, 103 yards, TD
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 50 yards, TD Top receivers
• GB – Jordy Nelson – 8 receptions, 93 yards
• CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 4 receptions, 68 yards The Bengals defeated the Green Bay Packers 34–30, and also became the first team in NFL history to lead by 14 points, then trail by 16 and eventually win.

Week 4: at Cleveland Browns

First quarter

• CLE – Jordan Cameron 2-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:13. ''Browns 7–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:29.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 10:48. ''Browns 7–3. '''Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:25.''''' ''Third quarter'''
• CLE – Billy Cundiff 51-yard field goal, 5:10. ''Browns 10–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 17 yards, 3:25.'''''
• CIN – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 0:37. ''Browns 10–6. '''Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:33.''''' Fourth quarter
• CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya 1-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 4:54. ''Browns 17–6. '''Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:37.''''' Top passers
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/42, 206 yards, INT
• CLE – Brian Hoyer – 25/38, 269 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 37 yards
• CLE – Willis McGahee – 15 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers
• CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 3 receptions, 53 yards
• CLE – Jordan Cameron – 10 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Week 5: vs. New England Patriots

First quarter

• No scoring plays. Second quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 39-yard field goal, 3:12. ''Bengals 3–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:42.'''''
• NE – Stephen Gostkowski 42-yard field goal, 0:08. ''Tied 3–3. '''Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:29.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 50-yard field goal, 5:43. ''Bengals 6–3. '''Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 6:17.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:21. ''Bengals 13–3. '''Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 7:48.'''''
• NE – Stephen Gostkowski 19-yard field goal, 6:28. ''Bengals 13–6. '''Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.''''' Top passers
• NE – Tom Brady – 18/38, 197 yards, INT
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/27, 212 yards, INT Top rushers
• NE – LeGarrette Blount – 12 rushes, 51 yards
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers
• NE – Danny Amendola – 4 receptions, 55 yards
• CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 61 yards

Week 6: at Buffalo Bills

First quarter

• CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 12:14. ''Bengals 3–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:46.'''''
• BUF – Thaddeus Lewis 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:01. ''Bills 7–3. '''Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:13.'''''
• CIN – A. J. Green 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:26. ''Bengals 10–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:35.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – Giovani Bernard 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:34. ''Bengals 17–7. '''Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 5:07.'''''
• BUF – Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, 4:14. ''Bengals 17–10. '''Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:20.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 10-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:49. ''Bengals 24–10. '''Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51.''''' Fourth quarter
• BUF – Scott Chandler 22-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:13. ''Bengals 24–17. '''Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:33.'''''
• BUF – Marquise Goodwin 40-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:08. ''Tied 24–24. '''Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:32.''''' Overtime
• CIN – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 6:44. ''Bengals 27–24. '''Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04.''''' Top passers
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 26/40, 337 yards, 3 TD, INT
• BUF – Thaddeus Lewis – 19/32, 216 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 18 rushes, 86 yards
• BUF – C. J. Spiller – 10 rushes, 55 yards Top receivers
• CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
• BUF – T. J. Graham – 4 receptions, 74 yards

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

First quarter

• CIN – A. J. Green 82-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:59. ''Bengals 7–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 0:55.'''''
• DET – Brandon Pettigrew 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 3:02. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:57.''''' Second quarter
• DET – David Akers 36-yard field goal, 11:43. ''Lions 10–7. '''Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:27.'''''
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 12-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:41. ''Bengals 14–10. '''Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:36.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – Tyler Eifert 32-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:42. ''Bengals 21–10. '''Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.'''''
• DET – Calvin Johnson 27-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 8:17. ''Bengals 21–17. '''Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:25.'''''
• CIN – Mike Nugent 48-yard field goal, 3:37. ''Bengals 24–17. '''Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:40.''''' Fourth quarter
• DET – Calvin Johnson 50-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 11:59. ''Tied 24–24. '''Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:53.'''''
• CIN – Mike Nugent 54-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Bengals 27–24. '''Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:26.''''' Top passers
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/34, 372 yards, 3 TD
• DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/51, 337 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 7 rushes, 27 yards
• DET – Reggie Bush – 20 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers
• CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 155 yards, TD
• DET – Calvin Johnson – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD

Week 8: vs. New York Jets

First quarter

• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 9-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 9:59. ''Bengals 7–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.'''''
• CIN – Jermaine Gresham 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 4:21. ''Bengals 14–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:01.''''' Second quarter
• NYJ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 9:09. ''Bengals 14–3. '''Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:51.'''''
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:13. ''Bengals 21–3. '''Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:56.'''''
• NYJ – Nick Folk 47-yard field goal, 1:08. ''Bengals 21–6. '''Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:05.'''''
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 14-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:16. ''Bengals 28–6. '''Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:52.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – Chris Crocker 32-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 14:45. Bengals 35–6.
• NYJ – Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 4:49. ''Bengals 35–9. '''Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:37.'''''
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:13. ''Bengals 42–9. '''Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:36.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Pacman Jones 60-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 13:09. Bengals 49–9. Top passers
• NYJ – Geno Smith – 20/30, 159 yards, 2 INT
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 19/30, 325 yards, 5 TD, INT Top rushers
• NYJ – Matt Simms – 3 rushes, 35 yards
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 11 rushes, 33 yards Top receivers
• NYJ – David Nelson – 8 receptions, 80 yards
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. – 8 receptions, 122 yards, 4 TD

Week 9: at Miami Dolphins

First quarter

• No scoring plays. Second quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 31-yard field goal, 11:56. ''Bengals 3–0. '''Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 5:57.'''''
• MIA – Ryan Tannehill 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:39. ''Dolphins 7–3. '''Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:51.'''''
• MIA – Caleb Sturgis 36-yard field goal, 0:06. ''Dolphins 10–3. '''Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 0:22.''''' Third quarter
• MIA – Brent Grimes 94-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 7:37. Dolphins 17–3.
• CIN – Giovani Bernard 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:10. ''Dolphins 17–10. '''Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:27.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Giovani Bernard 35-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 12:37. ''Tied 17–17. '''Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:15.'''''
• CIN – Mike Nugent 54-yard field goal, 1:24. ''Bengals 20–17. '''Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 1:43.'''''
• MIA – Caleb Sturgis 44-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Tied 20–20. '''Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 1:13.''''' Overtime
• MIA – Andy Dalton sacked in endzone by Cameron Wake for a safety, 6:38. Dolphins 22–20. Top passers
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 32/58, 338 yards, 3 INT
• MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 20/28, 208 yards Top rushers
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 9 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD
• MIA – Lamar Miller – 16 rushes, 105 yards Top receivers
• CIN – A. J. Green – 11 receptions, 128 yards
• MIA – Mike Wallace – 6 receptions, 82 yards

Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens

First quarter

• BAL – Dallas Clark 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 9:42. ''Ravens 7–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:26.'''''
• BAL – Justin Tucker 36-yard field goal, 4:39. ''Ravens 10–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:55.''''' Second quarter
• BAL – Torrey Smith 7-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 6:30. ''Ravens 17–0. '''Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:49.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 32-yard field goal, 10:37. ''Ravens 17–3. '''Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:23.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Giovani Bernard 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:22. ''Ravens 17–10. '''Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:08.'''''
• CIN – A. J. Green 51-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:00. ''Tied 17–17. '''Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:28.''''' Overtime
• BAL – Justin Tucker 46-yard field goal, 5:27. ''Ravens 20–17. '''Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 4:34.''''' Top passers
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/51, 274 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
• BAL – Joe Flacco – 20/36, 140 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 14 rushes, 58 yards
• BAL – Bernard Pierce – 8 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers
• CIN – A. J. Green – 8 receptions, 151 yards, TD
• BAL – Torrey Smith – 5 receptions, 46 yards, TD

Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns

First quarter

• CLE – Billy Cundiff 20-yard field goal, 4:10. ''Browns 3–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:51.'''''
• CLE – Billy Cundiff 21-yard field goal, 3:04. ''Browns 6–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:58.'''''
• CLE – Joe Haden 29-yard interception return (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:19. Browns 13–0. Second quarter
• CIN – Jermaine Gresham 25-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 14:52. ''Browns 13–7. '''Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:52.'''''
• CIN – Mohamed Sanu 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:49. ''Bengals 14–13. '''Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:34.'''''
• CIN – Tony Dye 24-yard return of blocked punt (Mike Nugent kick), 4:35. Bengals 21–13.
• CIN – Vontaze Burfict 13-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), 2:45. Bengals 28–13.
• CIN – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 0:01. ''Bengals 31–13. '''Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:19.''''' Third quarter
• CLE – Josh Gordon 74-yard pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick), 9:29. ''Bengals 31–20. '''Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:46.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Alex Smith 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:50. ''Bengals 38–20. '''Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:27.'''''
• CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 8:04. ''Bengals 41–20. '''Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:44.''''' Top passers
• CLE – Jason Campbell – 27/56, 248 yards, TD, 3 INT
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 13/27, 93 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
• CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya – 8 rushes, 69 yards
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 16 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers
• CLE – Josh Gordon – 5 receptions, 125 yards, TD
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 4 receptions, 41 yards

With the win, the Bengals improved to 7–4.

Week 13: at San Diego Chargers

First quarter

• No scoring plays. Second quarter
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 14:56. ''Bengals 7–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:40.'''''
• SD – Ladarius Green 30-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:11. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:45.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – A. J. Green 21-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:42. ''Bengals 14–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 9:16. ''Bengals 17–7. '''Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:27.'''''
• SD – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 4:43. ''Bengals 17–10. '''Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:07.''''' Top passers
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 14/23, 190 yards, TD, INT
• SD – Philip Rivers 23/37, 252 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD
• SD – Ryan Matthews – 14 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers
• CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD
• SD – Keenan Allen – 8 receptions, 106 yards

The Chargers opened the game by driving 45 yards to the Bengals 31, but on 3rd-and-10, Philip Rivers completed a 13-yard pass to Antonio Gates who was stripped by Reggie Nelson with George Iloka recovering for Cincinnati. After both teams swapped punts, the Bengals marched 67 yards in 10 plays with BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushing for a 4-yard touchdown on the first play of the 2nd quarter. The Bengals responded on their very next drive, driving 78 yards in only 8 plays with Rivers bombing a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ladarius Green. After both teams swapped punts again, Andy Dalton was intercepted by Eric Weddle who returned it 21 yards to the Chargers 45. The game was a 7–7 deadlock at halftime. However, on the Chargers opening drive of the second half Rivers was intercepted by Dre Kirkpatrick at the Bengals 25. The Bengals responded by driving 59 yards on a 10-play drive with Dalton connecting with superstar receiver A. J. Green on a 21-yard touchdown pass for a 14–7 lead. The Chargers drove to the Bengals 31, but were forced to punt. But the Bengals drove 61 yards before Mike Nugent booted a 47-yard field goal, extending the lead to 17–7. On their next drive, Rivers hit Keenan Allen for 14 yards, but Iloka forced Allen to fumble and Vincent Rey recovered for the Bengals. The Bengals took over at the Chargers 34. Two plays later Dalton threw a short pass to for 5 yards, but was stripped by Marcus Gilchrist with Weddle recovering and returning the ball 27 yards to the Bengals 43. The Chargers reached the Bengals 30 and Nick Novak made it a 7-point game at 17–10 with his 48-yard field goal. The Bengals ended the game with a Green-Ellis 5-yard run to the Chargers 3-yard line with less than two minutes remaining. With the win the Bengals improved to 8–4.

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

First quarter

• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 29-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:03. ''Bengals 7–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:22.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:06. ''Bengals 14–0. '''Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:54.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 10:41. ''Bengals 21–0. '''Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:19.'''''
• IND – Da'Rick Rogers 69-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:57. ''Bengals 21–7. '''Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:44.'''''
• IND – LaVon Brazill 19-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:20. ''Bengals 21–14. '''Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:02.'''''
• CIN – Jermaine Gresham 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:05. ''Bengals 28–14. '''Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:15.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – A. J. Green 9-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 13:25. ''Bengals 35–14. '''Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:25.'''''
• IND – LaVon Brazill 29-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:48. ''Bengals 35–21. '''Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.'''''
• CIN – Andy Dalton 8-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:03. ''Bengals 42–21. '''Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 3:15.'''''
• IND – Da'Rick Rogers 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:20. ''Bengals 42–28. '''Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:43.''''' Top passers
• IND – Andrew Luck – 29/46, 326 yards, 4 TD
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/35, 275 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
• IND – Andrew Luck – 2 rushes, 32 yards
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 12 rushes, 99 yards Top receivers
• IND – Da'Rick Rogers – 6 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
• CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers

First quarter

• PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 9:58. ''Steelers 7–0. '''Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:42.'''''
• PIT – Antonio Brown 12-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 2:16. ''Steelers 14–0. '''Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:20.'''''
• PIT – Antonio Brown 67-yard punt return (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:12. Steelers 21–0. Second quarter
• PIT – Shaun Suisham 25-yard field goal, 9:36. ''Steelers 24–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:55.'''''
• CIN – Giovani Bernard 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 5:14. ''Steelers 24–7. '''Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:22.'''''
• PIT – Shaun Suisham 45-yard field goal, 1:14. ''Steelers 27–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:00.''''' Third quarter
• PIT – Shaun Suisham 26-yard field goal, 6:18. ''Steelers 30–7. '''Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:19.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Tyler Eifert 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 14:09. ''Steelers 30–14. '''Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:09.'''''
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 13-yard pass from Andy Dalton (pass failed), 5:46. ''Steelers 30–20. '''Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.''''' Top passers
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 25/44, 230 yards, 2 TD
• PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 20/25, 191 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 13 rushes, 33 yards, TD
• PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 24 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers
• CIN – A. J. Green – 9 receptions, 93 yards
• PIT – Antonio Brown – 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD

Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings

First quarter

• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 13:12. ''Bengals 7–0. '''Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:12.'''''
• MIN – Jarius Wright 36-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 10:02. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:57.'''''
• CIN – A. J. Green 29-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:57. ''Bengals 14–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:21.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – Vincent Rey 25-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 10:02. Bengals 21–7.
• CIN – Jermaine Gresham 16-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:22. ''Bengals 28–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:09.''''' Third quarter
• CIN – Mohamed Sanu 7-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:35. ''Bengals 35–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:25.'''''
• CIN – A. J. Green 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:19. ''Bengals 42–7. '''Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:12.'''''
• MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 35-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:34. ''Bengals 42–14. '''Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:45.''''' Fourth quarter
• No scoring plays. Top passers
• MIN – Matt Cassel – 13/27, 114 yards, TD, 3 INT
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/38, 363 yards, 4 TD Top rushers
• MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 3 rushes, 54 yards, TD
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 12 rushes, 24 yards, TD Top receivers
• MIN – Jarius Wright – 1 reception, 36 yards, TD
• CIN – A. J. Green – 7 receptions, 97 yards, TD With the win, the Bengals improved to 10–5, and with the Ravens' loss to the Patriots later in the evening, they clinched the AFC North title.

Week 17: vs. Baltimore Ravens

First quarter

• BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 13:48. ''Ravens 3–0. '''Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:54.'''''
• BAL – Justin Tucker 22-yard field goal, 2:26. ''Ravens 6–0. '''Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:37.'''''
• CIN – A. J. Green 53-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:17. ''Bengals 7–6. '''Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:09.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – Mike Nugent 39-yard field goal, 6:36. ''Bengals 10–6. '''Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:17.'''''
• CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 16-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:51. ''Bengals 17–6. '''Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:50.''''' Third quarter
• BAL – Justin Tucker 34-yard field goal, 9:30. ''Bengals 17–9. '''Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:44.'''''
• BAL – Marlon Brown 8-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Ray Rice run), 5:13. ''Tied 17–17. '''Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:21.''''' Fourth quarter
• CIN – Andy Dalton 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 13:29. ''Bengals 24–17. '''Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:44.'''''
• CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 12:19. ''Bengals 27–17. '''Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:57.'''''
• CIN – Dre Kirkpatrick 21-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 4:07. Bengals 34–17. Top passers
• BAL – Joe Flacco – 30/50, 192 yards, TD, 3 INT
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 21/36, 281 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT Top rushers
• BAL – Bernard Pierce – 5 rushes, 28 yards
• CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 11 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers
• BAL – Dennis Pitta – 8 receptions, 63 yards
• CIN – Andrew Hawkins – 3 receptions, 74 yards

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) San Diego Chargers

First quarter

• SD – Danny Woodhead 5-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 0:48. ''Chargers 7–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:56.''''' Second quarter
• CIN – Jermaine Gresham 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:59. ''Tied 7–7. '''Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:07.'''''
• CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Bengals 10–7. '''Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:14.''''' Third quarter
• SD – Ladarius Green 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:46. ''Chargers 14–10. '''Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.'''''
• SD – Nick Novak 25-yard field goal, 2:00. ''Chargers 17–10. '''Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:41.''''' Fourth quarter
• SD – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 14:16. ''Chargers 20–10. '''Drive: 5 plays, −2 yards, 1:55.'''''
• SD – Ronnie Brown 58-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 2:17. ''Chargers 27–10. '''Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:50.''''' Top passers
• SD – Philip Rivers – 12/16, 128 yards, 1 TD
• CIN – Andy Dalton – 29/51, 334 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
• SD – Ronnie Brown – 8 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
• CIN – Giovani Bernard – 12 rushes, 45 yards ;Leading receivers
• SD – Ladarius Green – 3 rec, 34 yards, 1 TD
• CIN – Marvin Jones – 8 rec, 130 yards The Bengals lost the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Chargers, 27–10, thus eliminating them. This loss also gives the team their 6th straight playoff loss dating back to the 1990 playoffs.

Standings

Division

Conference

Statistics

Team

Updated December 31, 2013

Individual

Passing

Updated December 31, 2013

Rushing

Updated January 3, 2014

Receiving

Updated January 3, 2014

Field Goals

Updated January 10, 2014

Punting

Updated January 10, 2014

Punt Returns

Updated January 14, 2014

Kick Returns

Updated January 14, 2014

Defense

Updated December 7, 2013

References

References

1. Mayer, Larry. (September 22, 2013). "Larry Mayer's Bears at Steelers blog". [[Chicago Bears]].
2. "Cincinnati Bengals {{!}} Team Statistics". Cincinnati Bengals.